Luis Enrique won the highest title of club football again after exactly 10 years in Germany. The previous time he won the UEFA Champions League in Berlin with Barcelona, ​​​​this time with Parisian Saint Germain. But the memories of knowing Enrique’s daughter came flooding back with these two titles. Although she was physically absent this time, she was in the hearts of everyone, from the players to the fans of PSG. Enrique dedicated the trophy to his daughter after defeating Inter Milan in the final.
PSG added a new title to their trophy cabinet by beating Inter 5-0 in a one-sided final at the Allianz Arena in Munich. It also confirmed their treble. No team has ever won by a margin of 5 goals in the history of the European championship final. The glory of this crown is different. If not for the entire football world, then for Enrique. His daughter was by his side on the day he won the Champions League as Barcelona manager 10 years ago. The place of ‘Jana’, who lost to cancer in 2019, is now only in Enrique’s heart.
Barcelona last won the Champions League in 2015. His daughter was present on the field to announce the superiority of Enrique’s team. Five-year-old Jana ran with the Barcelona flag on the field of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Later, Enrique buried the flag in the ground with her daughter by his side. But this time, the victory cry raised in his name was not heard by his daughter. Enrique spent five months racing with his daughter, who was suffering from bone cancer, but the end came in tears. The then Spanish coach went into self-imposed exile in grief over his nine-year-old daughter.
Before the final, Enrique said, “My daughter will not be with me in the final. She will not be physically present. But she will be with me. Mentally. That is why the match is very important to me.” Enrique’s daughter, who has been pulling them towards their success, has also become very close to the PSG fans. That is why they appeared in the Munich gallery with a huge tifo (banner) made with the symbolic image of Jana. Which attracted everyone’s attention in the gallery after the award ceremony. Enrique also dedicated the victory to his daughter and said, “She is always in my heart.”
After PSG’s historic victory in the final, Enrique was also seen wearing a special T-shirt. In which little Jana is seen standing with a PSG flag in her hand, with the words ‘We are the Champ!’ written next to it. And in the gallery, Jana’s t-shirt wearing PSG’s number 8 jersey did not escape Enrique’s attention. Regarding which the champion coach said, ‘I really liked it. The t-shirt that the fans made for my family is very emotional. I always think of my daughter. I don’t need to win the Champions League to remember Jana. She is always with me. Especially when I lose a match.’
Enrique’s day begins every morning with a 20-25 minute barefoot walk on the grass before training. Where his daughter Jana once held his hand. Then Enrique planned the entire day right then and there. Keeping his daughter’s memory in his heart, he turned his attention to the Champions League. The coach, who made PSG a part of history, said, “On the first day I said we wanted to win important trophies. Paris had never won the Champions League. We did it for the first time. The feeling of being able to make so many people happy is amazing!”
